I didnt go to the av until after Kovy was signed. I was just posting a slew of pictures during the watch. Zach doesnt have the ninja in him. Hes more of a pirate type guy. The avatar was just a celebration!

I'm really surprised other teams haven't taken this route by now. Or maybe it's just because Semin's agent is telling him to wait because he knows as soon as Parise picks a team, Semin's value is going to increase dramatically. I'm sure the same goes for Carle with Suter.

If Zach doesn't sign here I want him to sign somewhere that wasn't on anyone's radar like Dallas or St. Louis.

Ironically Dallas is one of the few teams that publicly admitted they were 'out' of the Parise sweepstakes.

And he's gonna say hmmm, reasonable, or should I wait until Parise is off the market and some team overpays me?

Its already rumored he's been getting offers, as has Carle, but both are waiting to get bigger offers once the teams left out of Zach/Suter come knocking.

Bingo. And that's why Semin isn't getting any 'reasonable' contract. Teams have so much money they're giving Zach $8 and $9 million cap hits with a ton of up-front cash, you think someone isn't going to turn around and throw Semin $6-7 plus on a multi-year deal once they lose out on Zach?

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